Coleophora coxi
| Coleophora coxi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Coleophoridae |
| Genus: | Coleophora |
| Species: | C. coxi |
| Binomial name | |
| Coleophora coxi Baldizzone & van der Wolf, 2007[1] | |
Coleophora coxi is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found on Sicily, in Italy and Greece (Zakynthos, the Peloponnesos and Crete).
The wingspan is 10–11 mm. Adults have a grey head, although it whitish laterally. The forewings are brown-grey with some dark scales along the faintly white-lined veins. The fringes are dark grey. The hindwings and fringes are dark grey.[2] There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Portulaca oleracea.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after Dr. A. L. Cox, Mook, The Netherlands, who collected the two sexes together and so enabled the researchers to establish their identity.
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